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God’s People Delivered
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The cross of Christ will be the science and the song of the re-
deemed through all eternity. In Christ glorified they will behold
Christ crucified. Never will it be forgotten that He who could com-
mand all the powers of nature, who by a word could summon mighty
angels to do his will and execute vengeance upon his enemies,—the
beloved of God, the Majesty of Heaven,—submitted to insult, tor-
ture, and death, that sinners might be redeemed. That the Maker of
all worlds, the Arbiter of all destinies, should lay aside his glory, and
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humiliate himself from love to man, will ever excite the wonder and
admiration of the universe. As the nations of the saved look upon
their Redeemer, and behold the eternal glory of the Father shining in
his countenance; as they behold his throne, which is from everlasting
to everlasting, and know that his kingdom is to have no end, they
break forth in rapturous song, “Worthy, worthy is the Lamb that
was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by his own most precious
blood!”
The mystery of the cross explains all other mysteries. In the light
that streams from Calvary, the attributes of God which had filled us
with fear and awe appear beautiful and attractive. Mercy, tenderness,
and parental love are seen to blend with holiness, justice, and power.
While we behold the majesty of his throne, high and lifted up, we
see his character in its gracious manifestations, and comprehend, as
never before, the significance of that endearing title, our Father.
It will be seen that He who is infinite in wisdom could devise no
plan for our salvation except the sacrifice of his Son. The compensa-
tion for this sacrifice is the joy of peopling the earth with ransomed
beings, holy, happy, and immortal. The result of the Saviour’s con-
flict with the powers of darkness is joy to the redeemed, redounding
to the glory of God, throughout eternity. And such is the value of
the soul that the Father is satisfied with the price paid; and Christ
himself, beholding the fruits of his great sacrifice, is satisfied.
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